The campaign calling for business rates to be scrapped for nurseries in England is ramping up in light of the Scottish government’s decision to axe them and a consultation on them in Wales.
Nursery World has spoken to one owner who has had the rateable value of his nurseries for 2017/18 rise by 135 per cent (see case study).
In England, a petition has been launched by nursery owner Sue Johnson, who runs Scamps of Benson in Oxfordshire. The nursery is based in a detached property with half an acre.
‘The leap is so great,’ she said. ‘I was paying £13,000 before April and I’m now paying £17,500. I’m in the middle of appealing at the moment. I pay my business rates and get nothing in return,’ she said. ‘I have to pay a private contractor £10,000 a year just for having my bins collected.’
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